Sole Parent Support : Contents
Work or work preparation obligations
Sole Parent Support clients have part-time work obligations or work preparation obligations depending on the age of their youngest child.
Part-time work obligations
Part-time work obligations apply to:
- a sole parent with a youngest dependent child aged between 3 and 13 years
Sole parents with part-time work obligations must be available for, and take reasonable steps to find suitable employment of at least 20 hours per week.
Work preparation obligations
Work preparation obligations apply to:
- a sole parent with a youngest dependent child aged under 3 years
Note that if the client is receiving Orphans Benefit or Unsupported Childs Benefit, these children are not considered dependent children for rates purposes but they are treated as dependent children for setting work or work preparation obligations.
For more information see:
- Youngest dependent child aged between 3 and 13 years
- Youngest dependent child aged under 3 years
- Informing clients of their obligations
- Work preparation obligations
- Work obligations
- Studying or training on Sole Parent Support
- Drug test obligations
- Work ability assessment obligation
- Work with a contracted service provider
- Exemptions
- Good and sufficient reason for not meeting work or work preparation obligations
- Obligations failures
